Belmont County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

What Belmont County, OH's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Belmont County, OH's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.62% across 60.4% of the county's surveyed land. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Belmont County, OH at once, not any single address. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Belmont County, OH rating "Low", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. A geotechnical report runs $1,000-$5,000, typically around $2,700. Foundation repair, if a specific lot turns out to differ from the county average, runs $5,000-$15,000.

How Belmont County, OH compares

Nationally, Belmont County, OH is the 1,464-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Ohio alone it ranks 66 of 88. Belmont County covers 532 square miles and counts 64,692 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Marion County, OH and Cherokee County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Ohio

Every county in Ohio is on this site, including Delaware County, OH and Ashtabula County, OH. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.